Thursday, December 12, 2013

But
Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting
nothing.

You may have seen the commercial by Staples, where the
shopper enters the store confused and helpless about the choices they have to
make. Then coming to their rescue, a sales person offers the bewildered
customer an “Easy Button[i].”
One of them pushes the button, and all their problems are resolved. If only
life’s troubles could be solved that easily.

Life is not easy. The enemy lurks in the shadows
waiting to pounce. He is a master, setting snares and waiting to entangle us in
his diabolical net. When we fall into one of his traps, do we give up or learn
from the experience?

James 1:2, tells us to “count it all Joy (honor) when ye fall (tripped up) into divers temptations;” We will face
difficulties, and trials that bring us to our knees, threating to crush us; but
think of Job and all he went through, he made it.

How do we make it, when dealt a fatal blow by the
enemy? James gives us the answer. In James 1:3b, he tells us “…the trying of
our faith worketh patience.” The word patience
means (endurance). The trials we face
will develop the strength we need for future battles.He continues in verse 4. “But let patience (steadfastness) have her perfect (complete) work, that ye may be perfect (mature) and entire, (finished) wanting (lacking) nothing.”

So remember, when tested by the devil for your faith.
Count it a privilege and allow the testing to you make stronger. The only “Easy
Button” we have, is Jesus.

Quote:

"When you feel like giving up, remember why you
held on for so long in the first place."